The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1887-12-03
STRAY BITS.
An Indian woman, the last Of the Hum

An Indian woman, the last OF the Hum
boldt tribe, recently died at Oakland, DIT.
There ate said 10 be only four horses in
Alaska three at Juneau, and one at Sitka.
An interesting sale Of autographs recently
took place in Paris LISTS signature brought
go. while Zola's sold for $3.50.
The first Mormon temple in Wisconsin was
dedicated at East Delcvan recently. The
building IS small and unpretentious.
Berlin has technical high school, built
bv the city az n cost Of a, 800 900, and main
tanned at an annual cost OF $4,000.
In Ohio 100 farmers Institutes viii be held
next winter as part OF the commemoration
of the Tooth anniversary Of the founding OF
the state.
The favorite stage Of the late King Louis
Of Bavaria has been purchased by travel
ing circus. Even his shirts have been sold
at auction
A new way TO make sure Of dreaming on
wedding cake has been discovered, and thus
epiyrammatically expressed bya contempt
rary: Eat it,"
Dr.. schaeaer, Of Washington, asserts sol
emily that walking on railroad ties is fine
exercise and conducive 10 health. This VIII
tighten the hearts Of many theatrical people
Irwin Bleichart. who runs n shifting en-
Cine at Lebanon. Pa, claims 20 be the
Youngest locomotive engineer in the country
if not in the world He is only Is, and has
been no the business two years
Tho proper thing in neckwear among the
swcls N San Antonio, Tex, is a scarf mado
Of rattlcsnake skin, with a pin composed OF
the snakes rattlos The skins are prepared
bv Texan. who has a snake rancho near the
city.
Burnt wood ornaments are really works OF
art this season, so exquisite is the shading
upon them. One Of the pretticst Is an owl,
who concoals an ink well somewhere IN ms
portly body, and whose markings are indi-
Gated by burning, which must have been
done with fairy torch.
Telegraphic communication viii shortly
BEGIN between Russia and France. All dis
pafcics at present come through Germany
and have recently boon tempered with at
Berlin Russia, iu the case of a war between
Germany and Austria, would Doe entirely cue
OF from faleraphic communication with the
remainder of Europe.
There are 20 blast furnaces in and about
Pitt,burg. s. rolling mills, 80 steel works, ID
window glass works, 81 flint glass works ana
II green glass works. The blast furnaces
make 10000 tons Of iron per year. the roll
ine mills $4,000 tons, steel works 10000
tons. plato glass works 3,2J00OO square feet,
window glass works 100000.
a North Carolinian, recently returned
from Japan, says that in a few years the
japanese viii be the greatest railroad build
cr, ira tho world Tie bases his judgment on
the fact that the japanese are great patrons
of railroads Even when they have no busi-
moss 10 transact they ride back and forth on
the cars until their money is gone, even the
bercars 100 the large towns spending their
money iu this curious way.
Do IS not generally known that the worlds
supply of pencil wood is drawn from the
gulf coast sWamps on both sides of Cedar
Ecys and that the product Of the mills
taero is shipped not only TO the New York
anl Sos Jersey factories, but also 90 Ger
mmy. and. perhaps. other countries Of 'fu-
rope. That nothing may Dee lost tSno save
dust is distilled in largo ret0rts. 9tld the OH
extracted. every ounce of Which finds ready